La Plata, Md. - The Fighting Owls notched their third conference win this season, defeating Southern Maryland (CSM) 3-1 (25-16, 25-13, 20-25, 25-12) on Tuesday night.

With the win, Harford (6-7, 3-3 Md Juco) moves into sixth place in the Md Juco conference while keeping the Hawks (0-7, 0-6 Md Juco) winless this season.

Game Summaries
Set 1: 
Just a few points separated Harford and the Hawks in the early stages. Madison Scarpulla's back-to-back service aces turned the set in the Fighting Owls favor, as they would outscore CSM 7-2 in the final nine points to earn a 25-16 win.

Set 2: 
The two teams traded points early and were tied 9-9, but Harford would go on to win the next 10 points en route to a 25-13 set victory.

Set 3
Harford struggled out of the gate and never recovered, dropping the third set to the Hawks 25-20 while hitting .087.

Set 4
• The Fighting Owls went unchallenged in set four, reverting back to the form they had in the first two sets for an easy 25-12 set win and a 3-1 match victory.

Quick Hits

• Leah Sanders moved into the #5 spot all-time for career digs with Harford. The sophomore libero recorded double digit digs for the second straight game, putting her at 465 as a member of the Fighting Owls.
• Maria Lopez (6 kills, 3 aces), Rebecca Moen (4 kills, 11 assists) and Faith Hill (3 aces, 8 assists) led the Harford offense in La Plata.
• On defense, Allison Hallameyer led the team with 12 digs while Katelyn Berger finished with a pair of blocks.

Up Next
Harford heads to Allegany to face the Trojans on Thursday, September 27 at 6 p.m. Allegany is 0-8 this season and 0-2 in Md Juco conference play.